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Headdress (kokoshnik)

About 1820
Object PlaceRussia
Medium/TechniqueSilk velvet embroidered with metallic yarns, spangles, and colored glass; trimmed with gold gimp and glass beads
Dimensions24.1 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number01.7
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ClassificationsCostumes
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1883
Group shot: 38.1258a-b
early 19th century
Drawstring bag
mid to late 18th century
19th–early 20th century
early 17th century
1575–1625
Muff
1785–1800